INTERIM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: The following Interim Council of Ministers has been constituted with their respective portfolios under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in accordance with Article 38 of the Interim Constitution-2063 BS, the Council of Ministers Secretariat has stated in a press communique published today. 1. Girija Prasad Koirala - Prime Minister, Defense, Health and Population 2. Ram Chandra Paudel - Minister Peace and Reconstruction 3. Sahana Pradhan - Minister Foreign Affairs 4. Krishna Bahadur Mahara - Minister Information and Communications 5. Pradip Nepal - Minister Education and Sports 6. Mahantha Thakur - Minister Environment, Science and Technology 7. Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat - Minister Finance 8. Narendra Bikram Nembang - Minister Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 9. Krishna Prasad Sitaula - Minister Home 10. Dev Prasad Gurung - Minister Local Development 11. Rajendra Mahato - Minister Industry, Commerce and Supplies 12. Prithvi Subba Gurung - Minister Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation 13. Matrika Prasad Yadav - Minister Forest and Soil Conservation 14. Chhabilal Biswokarma - Minister Agriculture and Cooperatives 15. Hisila Yami - Minister Physical Planning and Works 16. Jagat Bahadur Bogati - Minister Land-Reforms and Management 17. Khadga Bahadur Biswokarma - Minister Women, Children and Social Welfare 1. Ramesh Lekhak - Minister of State Labour and Transport Management 2. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki - Minister of State Water Resources 3. Ram Chandra Yadav - Minister of State General Administration 4. Indra Bahadur Gurung - Minister of State Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 5. Mohan Singh Rathour - Minister of State Education http://www.kantipuronline.com/